Krangean (Litsea cubeba Press)

Krangean

Scientific Name
Litsea cubeba Press.
Region Name
Sundanese: Kilemo
Java: Krangean
Botany
Synonym: Litsea citrata Bl, Tethrantera citrata Nees, T. Wall polyantha.
Classification
Division: Spermatophyta
Sub Division: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledoneae
Nation: Rhamnales
Tribe: Lauraceae
Surname: Litsea
Type: Litsea cubeba Pers.
Characteristics
Habitus: Tree, ± 15 m high
Trunk: Upright, woody, round, branching simpodial, dirty white.
Leaves: Single, oval, flat edge of the spire, base tapering, pertulangan pinnate, 10-14 cm long, 7-9 cm wide, green.
Flower: Compound, panicle shape, androgynous, pale green petals, the form of bowls, fluffy, round arched crown, head sari round, blackish green.
Fruit: Round, hard, black.
Seed: Round, dirty white.
Roots: steep, dark brown.
Chemical Ingredients
Skin krangean stem and leaves contain saponins, and tannins flavonoida.
Benefits
Krangean bark can be efficacious for the bidder from insects, fruit merit as cough medicine.
Bidder due to insect bites can be used 10-15 grams of fresh bark krangean, washed and crushed to pulp, plus lime water until it becomes soft enough, then placed on insect bites.